Crises — either real or merely perceived — can make or break political careers as news media and the voting public judge how ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ... threatening the career of another politician, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. She had left her city for a ceremonial visit to Ghana despite ...

Ms. Bass, a longtime state and federal lawmaker, was seen as a pragmatic leader before the fires. But many Los Angeles ...

Bass will push the limits of partisanship in Los Angeles and let us know once and for all how much city residents are willing ...

Against the backdrop of the fires that wiped out whole sections of Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Los ...

Ouch. Karen Bass may be in more trouble than we think, especially if she ends up with challengers on the right and the left. Why California’s fire response could make or break the careers of ...

Except now, that might be changing. A new poll says that voters significantly disapprove of Mayor Karen Bass’ job performance on wildfire response. According to a new survey of likely Los ...